Where does “pitaleipä” come from?
pitaleipä (Finnish) comes from Finnish leipä, from Proto-Finnic laipa, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.
pitaleipä (Finnish): pita bread, pita
Ancestry of “pitaleipä”, step by step
pitaleipä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish leipä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leipä | bread; sandwich; In the game of ducks and drakes,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | laipa | bread |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlaibaz | bread |
via Finnish pitä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pitä | pita |
| 2 | Greek | πίτα | pita, pie; pie; very drunk, stoned |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | πίτα | cake, pie; pie; Alternative form of πίττα , Attic... |